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Saturday, January 31, 2015

Good evening, readers! I have 2 gorgeous polishes to share with you tonight that will be available tomorrow by Silly Bee's Chickadees. They are Chloe's Quince and Glitter For Good. Let's take a look and learn a bit more about the Winter 2015 Glitter for Good non-profit recipient: Hogar Cristiano de Puntarenas, an all-girls orphanage in Puntarenas, Costa Rica.

Good afternoon, readers! I have the final 13 Days of January challenge mani for today! It is the last day of January so I am really proud that I was able to complete this challenge before it ended! Woohoo! The prompt was Something You've Never Tried Before, so I'm using the brand new Zoya Delight Collection and a ikat ruffle nail art design. I am just so excited about this new collection, it is so perfect for Spring! Three cremes and three shimmers, and they all look gorgeous together in one mani!

Thursday, January 29, 2015

Good evening, readers! I'm playing catch up in the 13 Days of January challenge so I can post the final mani tomorrow as planned. For Day 12, we are supposed to recreate one of our old manis. Well, I recently received the new Milani Fierce Foil Collection and I decided to recreate one of my favorite Milani creme manicures with the new foils! You can find my original design HERE-- a half moon dotticure. Today's version is a lot more sparkly, but it's also not as defined because the colors aren't as solid as the original cremes.

Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Good afternoon, readers! The 11th prompt for the 13 Days of January challenge is Complement and Contrast. I have no love for complementary colors. There, I said it. I decided to go for more of a contrast using a neutral base and bright colors in this mani. Zoya Rowan from the new Naturel Satins Collectionis a gorgeous taupe with a low-sheen finish and I knew it would work perfectly as the base in this mani!

Sunday, January 25, 2015

Good morning, readers! I have an exciting new swatch post for you this morning! Zoya just released the new Naturel Satins Collection and I have them for you today! Everyone was waiting to see what this new finish would look like on these neutral cremes as soon as the press release was out. Well, they are here so let's take a look!

Saturday, January 24, 2015

Good morning, readers! It feels like it's been a long time since I've had a Swatch Saturday post. I just went back in the archive and don't see any since November! Well, that's okay, I have a ton of new collections that just arrived this week so you will be getting a lot in the next month. For this post, we have the 6-polish OPI Fifty Shades of Grey Collection. Based on the book and upcoming movie (which I haven't read so I have no input on that subject), this collection is mostly grey colors with a sexy red thrown in there. I am a huge fan of grey polish so this collection is super exciting to me. Let's take a look!

Friday, January 23, 2015

Good afternoon, readers! It's time for the next nail art mani in the 13 Days of January nail art challenge! This is my least favorite prompt for the month and you will see why. We are supposed to do a Blobbicure and I just don't like them. No offense to anyone that does beautiful ones out there, but this is my 3rd try and I just can't get into them. However, I didn't want to fail at the challenge so I'm posting this anyway.

Thursday, January 22, 2015

Hello, readers! I have another press release to share with you from OPI. This is for their new Infinite Shine Gel Effects line. 30 new colors, plus a base and top coat that should give you the shine and wear of gels without curing from a light. Take a look at the info I received below!

OPI Launches a Revolution in Nail Color with NEW Infinite Shine Gel Effects Lacquer System

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Good evening, readers! I have a rainbow manicure today to share with you for the 13 Days of January challenge! This geometric design is currently my phone wallpaper from Erin Condren and I knew I wanted to try nail art inspired by it. With so many fun colors, the Rainbow prompt was the perfect time! I used striping tape and 10 creme polishes to create this look.

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Good afternoon, readers! I have the press release on the new OPI Hawaii Collection launching next month! (I also just received my 50 Shades of Grey Collection today so expect those swatches this weekend on the blog.) These are bright and fun and I can't wait for this new collection! Take a look below!

Monday, January 19, 2015

Good evening, readers! Are you ready for Day 8 of the 13 Days of January challenge? The prompt is Artwork and I tried my hand at art similar to Jackson Pollock. His turn out more like drizzles of paint on canvas, but I splattered polish on my nail using a coffee stirring straw for a similar effect. This is a color combo I picked, it isn't related to any of his paintings that I know of.

Friday, January 16, 2015

Good evening, readers! I have the 7th prompt in the 13 Days of January Nail Art Challenge for you. That means we are officially past the half way point in the challenge and I'm still here! Yahoo! The prompt today was Green Base so it kinda of left it open to anything! It has been a while since I've done a spray marble and I love how this one turned out!

Good afternoon, readers! Here is my final mani for Fairy Tales Week with The Digit-al Dozen! This week kicked my butt but I hope you've enjoyed it. The new members of the group did a fab job! My final story inspiration is The Gingerbread Man! Do you know the tale?

Thursday, January 15, 2015

Hello, readers! I'm running a bit behind, but here is my 4th mani for Fairy Tales Week with The Digit-al Dozen! This week may have been the most challenging ever in my history of the DD, but that's why it's a challenge! This mani is inspired by the tale of the Three Billy Goats Gruff. Three brother goats want to cross a bridge to a grassy area to eat but there is a troll under the bridge. I've represented all 4 characters and the bridge in the background for my mani!

Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Good afternoon, readers! I have a second nail art look for you today. The prompt for Day 6 of the 13 Days of January Nail Art Challenge is Inspired by Pinterest. I love looking at nail art ideas on Pinterest and this is an idea I came across a few weeks ago and have been wanting to recreate ever since. Unfortunately, I have tried and cannot find the owner of this tutorial. If you know, please comment! This is a color block look and I love the color combo!

Good morning, readers! Are you ready for another Fairy Tales Week mani with The Digit-al Dozen? I've gone with The Three Little Pigs this time because my 2 1/2 year old, Owen, told me he was a wolf and was going to blow the houses down over the weekend. It caught me off guard(thank you Super Why on Netflix!) and really make me laugh so of course I had to fit it into this week! I revisited my own Pig Nail Art Tutorial and incorporated the different houses for the base of each pig nail. I couldn't leave out the evil wolf, either!

Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Good evening, readers! For day 2 of Fairy Tales Week with The Digit-al Dozen, I was inspired by the recent Maleficent movie. It stems from the fairy tale called Sleeping Beauty, but I loved this different point of view in the classic story. I've done a purple to green gradient covered in the wall of thorns, accented with the gorgeous horns from Maleficent's head.

Monday, January 12, 2015

Good evening, readers! Time for the second mani of the night, this one is for the 13 Days of January challenge! Day 5 has the hardest prompt yet: Reversed Polarities. It was discussed that it meant to swap colors on objects so the grass would be blue but the sky green, etc. I decided to go with a reversed Doctor Who mani! White TARDIS? Pastel galaxy mani with black stars? GOOD CAT instead of BAD WOLF? Yes please! Any reason for a new Doctor Who mani is a good reason in my book. Let's take a look!

Good evening, readers! I have 2 challenge posts to share with you tonight, so check back in a bit for my 13 Days of January mani. Right now, however, begins a new Digit-al Dozen week! The prompt is Fairy Tales and I've gone unconventional with Day 1. I was inspired by the fairy tale told to wizard children in Harry Potter called The Tale of the Three Brothers.

Friday, January 9, 2015

Good morning, readers! TGIF! Are you excited for the weekend? It's time for the 4th nail art prompt in our 13 Days of January challenge: Monochromatic. Of course I had to pick my favorite color family: orchid purples! I followed another tutorial from Idiot's Guides: Nail Artfor this look!

Thursday, January 8, 2015

Tons of press releases for new collections have started popping up and I have another from Zoya for you called Zoya Delight! Take a look at these pretty shades for spring! They are available at the beginning of next month.

Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Good evening, readers! I have an interesting manicure to share with you today. The nail art prompt for today's challenge was Half & Half. I asked Mr. Adventures In Acetone for some ideas on the topic and he said wood and metal! So here is my attempt at half metal, half wooden nails.

Monday, January 5, 2015

Good afternoon, readers! It's day 2 of our 13 Days of January Nail Art Challenge! Today's prompt is Happiness and I was struggling to find a good topic of inspiration for this mani. Tons of things make me happy but don't translate well onto nails so I went with a simpler idea: cookies. Cookies make me happy. Even for my birthday a few weeks ago, I requested cookies over a cake for my celebration. The prettiest cookies for nail art were rainbow sprinkled, so here we are!

Sunday, January 4, 2015

Good morning! I have the information on the newest collection by OPI releasing this month called OPI Fifty Shades Of Grey. It is inspired by the new movie release, and popular book series. I personally haven't read the books but I do love grey nail polish and am excited about adding these variations to my collection! Let's take a look at the new collection below.

Saturday, January 3, 2015

Good morning, readers! I have a info to share with you today about the newest Zoya collection coming on January 15th! It's another satin finish collection (yay!!) and this time the colors are neutrals. Let's take a look at the press release I received below.

Friday, January 2, 2015

Good morning, readers! A group of blogging friends and I have come together for a modified version of the Crumpet's Nail Tarts 31 Day Challenge for 2015. We will have a lot of similar nail art prompts, but just 3 times a week (because, new nail art every day for a month stresses me out!). The good news: this will bring tons of nail art to Adventures In Acetone for the month of January! It's been years since I've done a challenge that wasn't with The Digit-al Dozen and I really hope I will be able to keep up and enjoy it as a great start to the new year.

For day 1, our prompt is Follow A Tutorial. This was a no brainer for me, I still have the wonderful Idiot's Guides: Nail Artbook by The Lacquerologistsitting on my nail desk with tons of tutorials to try out. In case you missed my full review on the book, click HERE (it's available for pre-order right now, and officially releases on Tuesday!).

Thursday, January 1, 2015

Good morning, readers, and Happy New Year! The new year brings a new Pantone Color Of The Year and Marsala is the new color for 2015! I'll miss last year's radiant orchid shade, it became one of my favorite polish families to wear. However, marsala intrigues me and I can't wait to see more of it before I decide whether it's for me or not.

KBShimmer is releasing their new pantone-inspired color today called Men Are From Mars-ala. It is an earthy, red-brown shade with a linear holographic finish when you are in the sun. Let's take a look!